Drinking Milk

 I created a new NGO relating to the research I did this semester. First I will show you the results I got from my survey about drinking milk.  I found these two results interesting. One is "Have you ever met anyone who can't drink milk due to their physical reasons?"  About 40% of them had never met people who can't drink milk due to their physical reasons. I was surprised by this because experts estimate that about 68% of the world's population is lactose intolerant . Lactose intolerance is generally most common in asian countries , and in Japan , most of the people are lactose intolerant.  The other one asked if you know what lactose intolerance is, and more than half of the people answered that they don't know what lactose intolerance is.  So, due to the results of my survey, I wanted people to understand about lactose intolerance more , and have the right knowledge about drinking milk . The name I came up for this NGO is " MIN ", which means

I conducted a survey about "drinking milk" on monkey survey. Fortunately, 19 people answered this survey. I appreciate everyone who cooperated!  I will mention the results from now. First, most of the people who answered this survey were 18-24 years old .  For the second question, I asked "How often do you drink milk?" About 1/3 answered that they drink milk everyday . Some answered that they drink soy milk everyday. For the third question, "What kind of milk do you drink?", most people answered they drink whole milk . There were a few people who drink soy milk and low-fat milk. For the fourth question, "What time of day do you drink milk or other milk substances?", about half of the people answered that they drink milk in the morning .  For the fifth question, I asked "What is the occasion/reason for drinking milk or other milk substances?" Most people answered that they drink them when they feel like drinking it .  For the sixth qu

 This word cloud was made from the article "Why We've Been Fighting About Milk for 10,000 Years." (from TIME) https://time.com/5244870/milk-history-mark-kurlansky/ You can see from this word cloud that besides the word "milk", the word "babies" and "cows" are being used  several times in this article. They talk about how it has always been widely believed that the best milk for human babies is human milk. However, somehow this has been debated.

I'm going to introduce Deepa Verma who is the founder of Synergistiq Integrative Health.  She is against the idea of drinking cow's milk for health. I got the article from- Verma, D. (2016, August 22). The Fallacy of ‘Milk Does the Body Good' . Synergistiq Integrative Health. https://www.synergistiqhealth.com/fallacy-milk-body-good/#:~:text=That's%20supposed%20to%20be%20beneficial,strength%20created%20the%20milk%20myth. We seem to be the only species of mammals that drink milk after infancy, and definitely the only species that drinks another species’ milk. Cow’s milk is NOT designed for human consumption. Cow’s milk contains on average about three times the amount of protein than human milk does, which creates metabolic disturbances in humans that have detrimental bone health consequences, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.   How is this possible when a glass of milk is touted to have 300 mg of calcium? That’s supposed to be benefic

Today, I'm going to introduce an executive editor of the Harvard Men's Health Watch.  I got this article from- Solan, M. (2019, January 25). Dairy: Health food or health risk? Harvard Health Publishing. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/dairy-health-food-or-health-risk-2019012515849.   He supports the idea that milk is good for your body. I’m Matthew Solan, and I am the executive editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch. I previously served as executive editor for ULCA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s Woman Nutrition Connection and Woman’s Health Advisor.   When I was a growing teenager, I drank as much milk as possible. I’d seen the TV ads - milk and other dairy foods were the express ticket to stronger bones and bigger muscles.   But today dairy’s nutritional reputation is as clear as, well, a glass of milk.   Dairy products like milk, yogurt, cheese, and cottage cheese, are good sources of calci

  Is milk really good for our body? Which type of milk is the healthiest to drink — fat free, low fat, reduced fat or whole milk? How is cow’s milk different from milk alternatives? Why can’t some people tolerate milk? Why do some people have a cow’s milk allergy? What are the risks associated with drinking raw milk? Is milk really good for bone health? What is the link between milk and heart disease? Is drinking cow’s milk good for adults? Are there any benefits to drinking raw milk? Why is milk pasteurized? How do you test for milk allergy? What is the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance? How common is milk allergy? What kind of symptoms do you get when you have milk allergy? Does drinking milk make you gain weight? Can those who are lactose-intolerant drink milk? Is drinking milk bad for the environment? Which milk is most environmentally friendly? Who is at greatest risk of getting sick from drinking raw milk? How does milk get contaminated? Does pasteurizatio